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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’re the kind of parents who don’t really care much about who wins elections. We did vote for Trump, but either way it wasn’t a big deal to us. My daughter, however, was very upset when she found out. She’s glad we live in a very blue state. We knew he wasn't going to win Maryland.   
This why we can't tell anyone who we voted for....

Her best friend has some Trump flags in her room, and now my daughter doesn’t want to be friends with her anymore because of it. I told her that it should be okay—that differences in political views shouldn’t end a friendship, especially since they’ve been close friends since kindergarten.

The girl is also losing many of her friends for the same reason. I even spoke with her mom. Most of the friend group is Latinas, so  SHE NOT RACIST.  but they keep telling she likes a "PDF" and a racist. m

How can I help my daughter understand that it’s okay to have different views, and how can I help the kids stop treating her friend this way?

Do you have a lot of friends that have different political views?
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Back in the day, literally only 25 years ago, you could argue with your buddies and even almost get into fist fights over practically anything and still hang out the next day as if nothing happened. Something has gone seriously wrong in this country. Maybe it's the internet, maybe it's some kind of psyops or microplastics, or maybe it's just that our telomeres are getting too short. Who knows but society has become so vindictive and it's antithesis to how it used to be. I mean pretty much every single thing that people are shooting each other over today existed in some form back then as well. Can anyone name any topic (other than AI) that wasn't argued about in the past?[/quote]

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